Flowing sewer pipe: how to solve the problem, based on its

Homeowners in apartment buildings often face a problem when a sewer pipe is flowing in a toilet, bathroom, or kitchen. And then the question arises: how to eliminate this trouble? On their own or inviting experts, and most importantly - at whose expense?

Let's understand this.

Whose property sewer riser

Immediately it should be noted that the entire sewer system of the house, which is located outside the apartments (starting from the mine entrances), belongs to the common property of their owners (see also the article The air valve for sewage is a reliable means of various troubles).

Legislative documents

1. The term “common property” is contained in Art. No. 36 of the Housing Code of Russia. In addition, in the “Rules for the maintenance of common household property”, which were introduced by the Government of the Russian Federation by its Decree No. 491 of 13. 08. 06.

Paragraph 5 of this document indicates that the risers for cold and hot water supplies are part of the common property of the rights holders of apartments in a residential building.

1. As for the sewage system, its property is determined by clause 5 of Government Decree No. 354. Below is a quote from this document.

“The common property of apartment owners in a residential building means the engineering infrastructure for the disposal of a building. It includes sewage outlets, shaped elements, plugs, risers, waste and exhaust pipes, branches of risers to butt joints in apartments. ”

Note! Since sewers are common property, the company that services your home should maintain and repair them. Funds for this are taken from the monthly communal fee of apartment owners.

1. In other words, the instruction clearly states that you don’t have to pay anything extra to your utilities if the sewage pipe that is located outside your apartment starts to flow.

What to do when an accident

1. If the apartment is flooded, write a request to the management company. When an emergency case - call the emergency service.

1. Employees of these bodies in the presence of witnesses and interested parties will draw up a “leakage act”.
2. The document will record which apartments were flooded, indicate the cause of the problem, describe the affected property, etc.
3. This act is extremely important, because it calls the culprit of the situation.

For example, if it is proved that the dwelling was flooded due to a rotten riser, then the blame will fall on public utilities. Then the question: “the sewer riser is flowing - who should repair it” should not arise.

When the specialists determine that the owner of the apartment has changed the equipment without taking permits, or caused mechanical damage to the system, he will be guilty.

Independent elimination of a leak

If a sewer pipe is leaking in the apartment itself, you will have to fix the problem yourself - inviting professionals or with your own hands.

Causes of emergency situations

1. Repair leakage should begin with determining the cause of the problem.
2. This may be your careless handling of sewage equipment, its illiterate installation, and fatal errors in the design of the sewer system.
3. Local consequences of negligent operation of the pipeline can be easily repaired. But the cost of errors in the design and installation of the system is higher.
4. Most often, the cause of a leakage is a cracked, rotten pipe or a packed (wrinkled) sealing gasket, a cuff.

The repair technique depends on the material from which the sewer pipes are made.

1. Polymeric analogues are made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polyethylene (PE).
2. Metal pipes are made of iron and steel.

Repair of metal pipe

Metal products are repaired as follows.

1. Empty the pipe from drains by noting a small leakage area before this small one.
2. Sandpaper the sanding area to be repaired, then degrease it.
3. With the help of "cold welding" form a patch on the crack.

1. Place a rubber grommet over it. He must wrap the pipe around the perimeter of its cross section.

1. Then secure the seal with a folding screw clamp.
2. If the crack is small, then "cold welding" can not be used.

Note! If the problem is complicated, you can use a metal repair sleeve. It is placed on the lining of thick, durable rubber. This element maintains a high level of pressure in the pressure network for water. With a non-pressure sewer pipeline, the coupling can cope without any problems.

How to patch a plastic analog

1. Free the plot from drains. For this purpose, use the nearest revision or disassemble the pipeline at the junction.
2. Apply glue to the leak.
3. When choosing an adhesive, consider the specific type of plastic from which the pipe is made. Its package should indicate that the adhesive is intended for polyethylene or PVC, CPVC or PVC.

1. Apply a patch cut from a piece of pipe over the applied adhesive layer. It must be made of the same material as the product being repaired.
2. The mix should dry in half a minute. On this basis, it is not necessary to fix it additionally with a clamp.
3. Repaired piping can be used after 5 hours.

Conclusion

We considered the situation when the sewage flows - where to turn, as well as in what cases to solve the problem independently. As you have seen for yourself, this is quite simple (see also the article Self sewer punching: 3 effective ways).

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